School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Mozambique
Mozambique: School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) was 0.3656 years in 2018. ◆ Volatile
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mozambique, 1971–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mozambique is 0.3656 years, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mozambique peaked at 0.3794 years in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0036 years, in 1979.
Mozambique ranks 160th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0121 years | — |
| 1973 | 0.0154 years | +26.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 years | -69.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0039 years | -16.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0036 years | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0037 years | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0045 years | +20.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 years | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0062 years | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0104 years | +67.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0192 years | +84.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0209 years | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0234 years | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0245 years | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0258 years | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0325 years | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 0.033 years | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0322 years | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0361 years | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0485 years | +34.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0582 years | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0721 years | +23.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1079 years | +49.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1547 years | +43.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1793 years | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1943 years | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2331 years | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2472 years | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2614 years | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2798 years | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3108 years | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.333 years | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3794 years | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3561 years | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3656 years | +2.7% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3656 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3014 years, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3656 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4497 years, 81% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years) (tertiary both) in Mozambique changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -69.8% | 0.0154 years | 0.0046 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0079 years | 0.0036 years | 0.0154 years | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 years | 0.0037 years | 0.0104 years | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.0244 years | 0.0192 years | 0.0325 years | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0916 years | 0.0322 years | 0.1943 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3074 years | 0.2331 years | 0.3794 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More education data for Mozambique
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 95.16 (2018)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99 (2022)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33,281 (2017)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 278,480 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 24,278 (1986)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20,822 (1986)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.07 million (2017)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 7.66 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mozambique?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes in Mozambique was 0.3656 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3794 years in 2016.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0036 years in 1979.
- How does Mozambique rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes?
- Mozambique ranks 160th out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.